The four pickups, three Colorado and one Canyon, had just left the Wentzville, MO factory enroute to the St. Louis Hollywood Casino for a promotional event according toSt. Louis Today. During the trip, they crashed into each other with one driver being taken to the hospital with “minor injuries.”

According to the incident report, “vehicle 1 struck the rear of vehicle 2, causing vehicle 2 to strike the rear of vehicle 3. Vehicle 3 swerved, and vehicle 2 continued and struck the rear of vehicle 4.”

The kick-off event was to be a shining achievement for the plant and GM’s renewed investment in the mid-size truck segment.

Two of the trucks were totaled and the other two were able to drive off. Thankfully no one was seriously injured.

Ironically, Chevrolet issued a press release touting all of their safety features in the 2015 lineup. The press release touted these features as aimed to reducing rear-end collisions.

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Don’t worry Frances, when I said that the so-called “Americanized” versions ruined the look of the original trucks I was deboosted too. In case you didn’t know, we have no right to criticise anything that GM does here because the zealots will cow us down. But people like us are who GM will ultimately have to listen to. People who tell the truth about mistakes that the company makes. And they’ve been making quite a few recently…particularly with the trucks. I prefer the International design, but would tolerate this one when the diesel arrives. By the way…I gave you the thumbs up.

Too bad an accident got in the way of what otherwise would have been good publicity (sure makes the dealers look stupid, though).

I have to disagree with the last two comments, though. I don’t consider myself a “zealot” and I do think they’re really nice looking trucks—everything except for the shape of the back windows. I’ve seen several at shows but not on the street yet, so I’ll reserve final judgement until I can drive one. So far, though, from what I’ve seen, I think they’re far and away the best mid-sized trucks available and I’m seriously considering buying one. The reviewers seem to agree wholeheartedly.

GM really dropped the ball on these trucks due to corporate BS. The pricing is too high. The front air dam is ridiculous. Finally the interior for the Colorado is junk. There is nothing luxurious about the cheap, hard, plastics that make up the Colorado’s interior. Moreover, GM insulted Colorado owners by not giving auto 4WD mode, or offering full leather in the Z-71. GM just doesn’t get it, and never will. Just because a vehicle wears a Chevy badge instead of a GMC one doesn’t mean we want it to be a second rate citizen. Obviously Bob Lutz lost to the bean counters and his lessons didn’t stick.

I took the plunge into the midsize truck category by buying a new 2013 Tacoma. Right away I became annoyed with some of the outdated factors with the Tacoma. The Canyon seemed to have none of those annoyances by offering power and leather seats, a better ride and slightly better gas mileage. What GM got right with these trucks however has been completely wasted by the trucks being way overpriced. I guess I will be waiting for the redesigned Ridgeline or Tacoma. Finding a decent selection of Canyons or Colorados is impossible anyway.